Arizona 2026 (Senior)
Served as one of Arizona’s primary relief pitchers throughout the 2026 campaign … Appeared in 20 contests and posted a 7.77 ERA across 24.1 innings of work … Recorded 37 strikeouts and limited opposing hitters to a .225 average … Made his season debut in the opener against Stanford (2/13) and had a remarkable performance, tossing 3.0 scoreless innings while allowing just one hit and recording a career-high seven strikeouts … Threw 2.2 scoreless innings against Omaha (2/17) and struck out three … Pitched 2.0 scoreless innings with four strikeouts against Grand Canyon (3/3) … Threw 2.2 scoreless innings against Texas Tech (3/22) and did not surrender a hit while recording four strikeouts … Tossed 2.1 innings against West Virginia (3/31), allowing just one hit and no runs while striking out six batters … Pitched 1.0 innings in the season final against Oklahoma State (5/16) and did not allow any hits or runs, while posting two strikeouts.
Arizona 2025 (Senior)
Appeared in 17 games as a relief pitcher…Posted a 4.42 ERA in 18.1 innings of work…Limited opposing hitters to a batting average of .246 and recorded 18 strikeouts to seven walks…Had four consecutive appearances not allowing a run or a hit, beginning against Pepperdine (3/8) where he pitched one inning and struck out the side…Followed that up by pitching one inning against Kansas (3/18) and also striking out the side…Pitched one scoreless inning apiece against West Virginia (3/21) and Seattle U (3/26)...Pitched 1.1 innings against Houston (5/16) and allowed no runs and no hits, while striking out two batters. POSTSEASON: Entered the game in relief against Cal Poly (6/1) in the Eugene NCAA Regional Championship Game, throwing one scoreless inning where struck out two batters.
Arizona 2024 (Junior)
Notched 15 appearances, all in relief, in his first season with the Wildcats...Pac-12 Conference regular season and tournament team champion...Did not register a decision and posted a 7.04 ERA with 17 strikeouts in 15.1 innings of work...Surrendered just one home run all season...Held opponents without an earned run in 8-of-15 outings, including a pair of two-inning appearances...Struck out multiple batters four times, with a season-high three strikeout effort coming on March 19 against Grand Canyon (2.0,2,1,1,0,3)...Earned seven relief outings during Pac-12 Conference play, posting a 7.50 ERA with six strikeouts while covering 6.0 innings. POSTSEASON: Did not play.
Before Arizona
Logged two years at South Mountain Community College from 2022-23…Logged 43 relief appearances across two seasons and went 8-9 with five saves, a 3.18 ERA (27ERx76.1IP), and 100 strikeouts…As a sophomore in 2023, went 6-4 with four saves, a 2.91 ERA (14ERx43.1IP) and 55 strikeouts across 21 games…Prepped at Mountain Ridge High School in Glendale where he lettered three years in baseball as a pitcher under head coach Artie Coxx…Made 27 varsity appearances during prep career, going 3-3 with two saves and a 5.15 ERA…2020 Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-American…2021 Perfect Game Preseason All-American.
Personal
Matthew David Martinez…Son of Joe and Stacy Martinez, both Arizona graduates…Majoring in Communication...Father, Joe, played baseball at Arizona and signed with the Oakland Athletics…Mother, Stacy, was a member of the Arizona Pomline…Hobbies include working out, running, pickleball, golfing, and bible studies…Chose Arizona because, “It was my dream school, both of my parents went here.”
